The ballot initiative will set up a fund to advance public education from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Caron: To solve America’s race problems, open your eyes
Videos of police shootings should give everyone a new perspective.
Roberts: With Trump, the unbelievable becomes possible
The presumptive Republican nominee has to convince voters that he is a safe alternative to Hillary.
Gerry Boyle: A cultural divide over guns
How firearms are seen here in Maine differs a great deal from how they are perceived in inner-city Boston.
Mills: What to do when a hospital makes a mistake
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death, and patients have a role in protecting themselves.
Harmon: Don’t worry about the summer of 2016
Depending on how the election goes, we should be more concerned about 2017, and beyond.
Samuelson: This is not the 1960s
There has been great progress in the last 50 years, though there is still work to do on race.
George Smith: A shotgun approach to nuisance geese
You can bother the birds or mow your lawn, but their is only one solution that’ll work for sure.
Lawton: History of policymaking calls for humility
The big misses of the past should be a lesson for the leaders of the future.
Karen Heck: To live our lives in peace
We must find a way to come together over a common goal.